The
Public Website for the Relicensing of Pacific Gas and Electric Company's
Drum-Spaulding Project, FERC Project No. 2310
Welcome to Pacific Gas and Electric
Company's (PG&E) Drum-Spaulding Project Relicensing Public Website. This
is an information resource for parties interested in the relicensing of
PG&E's Drum-Spaulding Project (FERC 2310). |
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As described below, PG&E is coordinating its Drum-Spaulding Project and Rollins
Transmission Line Project Relicensings with NID's relicensing of the Yuba-Bear
Hydroelectric Project. As part of that coordination, PG&E and NID have placed
all common process-type information for the three Relicensings on NID's Yuba-Bear
Hydroelectric Project Relicensing Website. This information includes: 1) an
Event Calendar that includes upcoming meetings (notice/agenda and location)
and information from past meetings; 2) an
Action Item Log, which includes major commitments and decisions made by the
Licensees and relicensing Participants during the Relicensings; 3)
Relicensing Schedules, which include the schedule for the Relicensing as
well as for environmental studies; 4)
Communication Guidelines; 5)
Process Information Sheets; and 6)
Technical References; and
Draft Study Proposals, which includes study proposals in collaborative
development by study proposal development workgroups. To view this process information, click on the
highlighted text above or visit the
NID Relicensing Website.
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The Drum-Spaulding Project is located in Nevada and
Placer counties, California, and consists of 29 reservoirs, twelve powerhouses,
six overhead transmission lines, three diversion dams, and various water
conduits, recreation facilities and other associated facilities and structures.
Project dams are located primarily on the South Yuba River, Bear River, North
Fork of the North Fork American River, and associated tributaries.
Project facilities range in elevation from 7,820 feet at White Rock Reservoir
(above Fordyce Lake) to 435 feet at the Newcastle Powerhouse discharge into
Folsom Lake. Major reservoirs of the Project include Lake Spaulding (74,773
ac-ft) on the South Yuba River, Fordyce Lake (49,903 ac-ft) on Fordyce Creek
above Lake Spaulding, Lake Valley Reservoir (7,964 ac-ft) on the North Fork of
the North Fork American River, Culbertson Lake (3,150 ac-ft), and Meadow Lake (4,935 ac-ft) on a tributary to
Fordyce Creek. All other Project reservoirs are less than 2,000 ac-ft. The
twelve powerhouses have a combined normal operating capacity of 190 MW. For
more information on the Project please click on “Project Maps, Schematics & Fact
Sheets” on the Quick Launch menu.
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Obtain a new FERC License for the existing project and
economic improvements at a transaction cost and with license conditions that
will provide safe, economical, and reliable electric generation in a responsible
and environmentally sensitive manner over the term of the license.
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The purpose of this Drum-Spaulding Project
Relicensing Public Website is to make
available to federal, state and local
agencies; non-governmental organizations;
and individual members of the public who may
be interested in the Relicensing: 1)
documents and material developed by PG&E
during the Relicensing; and 2) information
regarding the Drum-Spaulding Project
Relicensing proceeding. The index to your
left is divided into sections related to the
Relicensing proceeding, and is periodically
updated by PG&E. Click on the item in which
you are interested. Please note that much of
the information on this Public Website is in
portable document format (pdf) or similar
format, and some items appear blank until
information is completed or published.
Each participant in the Relicensing
proceeding for the Drum-Spaulding Hydroelectric
Project can register with FERC to receive a
notice each time FERC posts a document to
FERC’s website regarding the Relicensing.
To register, go to FERC’s website at
www.ferc.gov. Click on "Documents and
Filing," then "eSubscription."
The website provides further instructions.
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The current license for the
Project expires April 30, 2013. PG&E intends to apply to FERC for a new license
(Relicensing) using FERC’s Integrated Licensing Process (ILP), as described in
Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Subchapter B, Part 5.
Consistent with these regulations, PG&E intends to file with FERC a notice of
intent to apply for a new license (NOI) and a Pre-application Document (PAD)
after November 1, 2007 but no later than April 30, 2008. PG&E plans to file an
application for new license by April 30, 2011.
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NID and PG&E each own and operate FERC-licensed projects
primarily located on the Middle and South Yuba rivers and the Bear River in
California. These projects include NID's Yuba-Bear Hydroelectric Project
(FERC 2266), PG&E's Drum-Spaulding Project (FERC 2310) and PG&E's Rollins
Transmission Line Project (FERC 2784). The FERC licenses for these three
projects all expire on April 30, 2013. NID and PG&E each intend to apply
for new licenses for their respective projects using FERC’s Integrated Licensing
Process. Because these three projects are located in the same watersheds
and have concurrent license expiration dates, NID and PG&E have decided, to the
extent practical, to cooperate and coordinate on their relicensing efforts.
Through this effort, NID and PG&E hope to: 1) maintain and enhance the overall
comprehensive value of the projects; 2) develop with agencies and other
interested parties a comprehensive plan for the management of resources affected
by the projects; 3) streamline the relicensing process for agencies and other
interested parties by coordinating the release and format of information; and 4)
reduce the relicensing costs for NID, PG&E, agencies and other interested
parties by sharing information and studies related to the projects.
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For more information, please contact:
Jennifer
Hartman
Pacific Gas and Electric
Drum-Spaulding Relicensing
Project Manager
Mail Code 4107E
12840 Bill Clark Way
Auburn, CA 95602
Jennifer.hartman@pge.com |
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